Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-03-19
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A ronanss that has long bsen hiddsn
has Jest coue 70 light Is geHeFsonviIie,
lad. Thirty years ace Calvin
Lyons Vas . y0anR meghanis ID Possy
cou1ty. tnd. he had buf 0na fault. ard
that vas excessive iadulQsucs 10 iufoxi-
cants. Oae niahk be quarTuiiad With
bosom friend with uh0m be wAs dFisk-
inR 10 saloon, and ahof him throueb
tbe beagL TIE yoenR man was tried.
convicted Of manzianRhfeg and sent 70
TIE prison s0uih e JeGsrsonEilie for q
yeafA he served too years, and ore
cold night IN March, $50. ne resolved
70 escape 0F die. He had secretly made
lools ard had Them hiddeR IN bis cell
Naen TIE great bell began telling the
Sour at O'Clock, be cS@menced the
work OF eating hole In the wRll- he
woRked indasiFioosiy, and soen had one
est through and Vas In the corridor.
dsre suosker vail three feet tbick con-
frOnted him Nothing daanfed, be
ss1s 70 WORT, sBd IN coBple Of hours
bad Gus . hole big eno1Rh to crawl
throagh- He thsn made tbs Startling
discovery that the bOie Vas at least 20
feet fFom the gFsand. While be vas
Considering what had best be d0ne, the
guard came along aud discovered him.
Before the latter could make an 0utcry,
Lyons spraAg upon him. and, being 3
powerful man, 5000 bad the etticial in
sensible upon the fSOF. Il repaired bot
. few inmates to bind, RaR and strip
ne man of his clothes. which Lyons
hastily donned. LIONS then tore bis
bedclothes into strips. With which he
made rope and lowered himself 70 the
ground.
The steamer SanhoweF vas anchored
al the falls, and being short Of hands
when Lyons volunteered to 90 to work,
they accepted his offer. The beat left
for southern waters. Tbs Brison OIL
Gals searched high and low for him, but
be could not be found.
In the meautime the steamer SON.
flower changed hands, and in I've years
Lyons had become her captain. he
ssvsd moaev and ran in the Red River
trade. One time, while on q visit to
some new friends at Deer Greek. Miss,
be conceived the idea Of building q
mammoth cotton gin. Not Having
enough money Of his own, he interested
y
gin wac built. Time brought them pres
perity, and dane Fortune smiled her
sweetest upon them.
His partner had q daughter, and abe
and Lyons fell deeply in love. The las
ter did not Wish 20 wed tbs young lady
withsut hrst telling them Of his f0FmeF
life, Of which. prior to this time, he lad
been mysteFioosly rSticent. Calling the
young lady and her father into the ofiss
one day, he made clean breast Of ths
affair. Al it's conclusion he tsld the
father be was in love With hls daughter
and asked il be would give her 10 an
escaped cenvict. The old man consid
cred the matter, and finally gave hi.
consent. They were married. and
ohildren grew up TO bless their house
hold. His wife's father died and mads
over bis property 10 bis son-iR Law, who
vas then worth in the nelghb0rhood Of
$4,000.
When the war broke out be joined th,
Confederate army to battle for tbI
South. he made gallant soldier anC
won distinction for himself on many &
CORY field. After peace again over
spread tbs land be resumed business
and is nov q wealthy and honeFed resi-
dent OF Deer Greek. His hair Is silvsreC
and his facs is wrinkled, bot be IL still
hale and hearty, and be has nearly
reached three score OF years.
Some eight or nine years ago a gentle
man passed Through Deer Greek ant
stopped over night with Mr.. Lyons. h.
mentioned that be was from Jefferson,
vile and the hoSt proceeded to tell bin
hts history.
Are You not afraid to tell me this
Mr. Lyons7" said the gentleman.
"No," said the host. "Ihe peopI,
here wouldn't see me arrested and takaI
back to prison, and l defy the officers {,
try it."
The gentleman has since correspondent
regularly With his Southern host, and /
fee days age, for the first time, FelateC
the incident. The hole Lyons Gu
through the frOHt of ths prison is still
visible, although 1t has been patched
and on the books lie marked: "Oalvir
Lyons escaped March, 1850" II i,
probable No attempt will be made tc
bring him back, and that the man vii
spend the few remaining days Of hi.
life in the southern town in which biz
industry won him fortune.